JANIUAY, a municipality (with administration centre and 74 barrios or districts) of the province of Iloilo, island of Panay, Philippine islands, about 20 m. W.N.W. of Iloilo, the provincial capital. Pop. (1918), 24,641. Excellent motor roads connect it with other centres. The surrounding country, although hilly, is fertile and well cultivated, producing rice, sugar, tobacco, vege tables, abaci and corn. Fabrics of pifia, silk, abaci and cotton
are woven. In 1918, it had 92 household industry establishments with output valued at 25,40o pesos; and 19 sugar mills. Of the 17 schools 12 were public. The language spoken is a dialect of Bisayan. Janivay was founded in 1578.